Newbie advise needed... Diary of a new tank junkie

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Melonbob

Trust me, I got way thicker skin than these boards put out! After being told on another board for 12 months I was a greedy bully because I was on strike only asking to keep what we already had, this is refreshing! lol

Have you considered Ordering acrylic and building one?? I know ts expensive as he'll but probably ships better ??

[Melonbob]

Acrylic scares me, I've only ever had one 30g sump out of acrylic and it let go and dumped on my hardwood floor..........):

I am going to keep my eyes open though, something will pop up.

[ensquire]

I ordered a proper livestock stand pipe and new fittings etc and am probably going to replumb the overflow box as is. I was seriously considering an outer overflow box but I think I will save that for my next bigger tank. I will find a piece of acrylic and make a cover for the overflow box and keep an eye on it.
What I'm really learning here is that making decisions on the fly isn't all that wise, going slow and planning things before hand is the way to go. but i guess that will be the next tank. LOL

[SmallFry]

Originally Posted by ensquire

What I'm really learning here is that making decisions on the fly isn't all that wise, going slow and planning things before hand is the way to go. but i guess that will be the next tank. LOL

Very true. With my first tank there were a number of things that I did that didn't make sense. In the light of what I learned I planned my upgrade tank way in advance (build is at 18 months and counting) but still a number of things got adjusted on the fly - never underestimate the "Ooh - shiny!" factor..

[ensquire]

I'm so new it all looks shiny LOL

I did learn today that I need a bigger drain pipe. Crappy little pump only pushes 320GPH and if its running wide open the drain is just adequite, on an 80 gallon tank thats not a big enough flow rate

[intarsiabox]

My 90g has only a single over flow in one corner and I used both holes for overflows, one herbie and one straight pipe for emergency overflows. It's not that I'm worried about clogs it's that this way I can place my return line into the tank at the opposite corner of the over flow so it directs the water and any debris into the over flow instead of away from it making it more efficient. No need to drill anything, it doesn't take up any more space and also less plumbing for my return pipe as the return pump is directly under the opposite side of the tank from the overflow.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by intarsiabox

My 90g has only a single over flow in one corner and I used both holes for overflows, one herbie and one straight pipe for emergency overflows. It's not that I'm worried about clogs it's that this way I can place my return line into the tank at the opposite corner of the over flow so it directs the water and any debris into the over flow instead of away from it making it more efficient. No need to drill anything, it doesn't take up any more space and also less plumbing for my return pipe as the return pump is directly under the opposite side of the tank from the overflow.

i bet its super quiet too